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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-08
Ru,ter on. tic Farm.

A Massachusetts man who received the
first premium in butter Mt the Essex County
Fair OF that State last fall, tells how his
butter was made. Condensed, his account
shows that the milk was strained in shallow
pans, in q cool room, to stand until the
animal heat escaped. 1t was then removed
to the milk room and allowed to stand from
thirty-sixto forty-two hours, then skinned,
and the Dream put i'll the cream jars. care
being taken to thoroughly stir it with each
new addition of cream. When Slightly
acid it was churnea untilthe butter reached
the granular state, the buttermilk was
drawn of, and a pailful of weak brine was
put in the churn and churned for n few
minutes. This was drawn off and another
pailful of brine put in and churned as he
fore. Whom sufficiently washed, the butter
was taken from the churn before drawing
Off the brine, as the small, cheesy particles
which sometimes adhere 10 he butter IRE
better removed than by first drawing off
the brine. The butter was then worked
over and salted, three-fourths Of nm ounce
Of salt to the pound, much care being taken
to remove all the buttermilk. The butter
was then put in large earthen pans and
placed in q cool cellar until the next morn
ing, when it was again worked over,
weighed and made into prints, and again
P1hSCN III SAC CAih uAl4 w ucAl uuys
when it was ready for market. AS far as
possible the milk and cream should be
kept at about sixty degrees through the
whole operation of churning and working.
In relation to the stirring OF cream it
may be we'll to remark that it should not be
merely round and round, but SO as to
thoroughly incorporate every part one with
another. Again, it is necessary to stir the
cream occasionally until churned. Unjust
be remembered that cream aud milk begin
to sour from the bottom, and hence the
importance of fully mixing the mass in all
its parts. It may be added also that the
utmost cleanliness should be observed in
all the details from milking to packing.
and when packed keep as cool rs possible
until delivered to the customer. Thus as
good butter as the best may be made,
whether the cows arc few or many; and if
sweet grasses and proper fodder are fed
the flavor will be all that can be desired.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-08
THE sTocK-BREEDER.
Food for Stock

Too much care cannot be exercised in
saving everything about the farm which
can be utilized as stock-food during the
coming winter. Whatever the exact short
quite certain to be enough to make prices
unusually high, and no farmer can afford
to use it as luvishly as when prices are
lower. 1t is q part of prudence, therefore,
to provide as large supplies as possible of
other foods. Perhaps there is no direction
in which SO much can be accomplished as
in cutting UP corn-fodder. 1t is, pursued
to a greater or less extent by,,all good
farmers every year, and is always to be
recommended, but in seasons like this the
advantages to be secured are unusually
great. AS remarked q month or two ago by
the Gazette, "feed bids fair to be feed" the
coming winter, and the farmer who has an
abundance will have some opportunities
for profit which less provident people will
not enjoy.-Breeders' Gazette,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-08
Uhite Gracy for Fish.

Tut INTO a pint Of boiling water, or the
water the fish has been Loiled in, a small 'n1
bunch OF savory herbs. u little piece Of
lemon rlnd, four cloves, four peppercorn NJ
and a little salt, letting them coma to .
SIMMER and then strain; stir into the lion;d
a tablespoonful Of flour, with two ounces ~
me pest butter, mixed smoothly together.
Le1 u Dols five minutes. Chop a hard.
boiled egg and put in tureen with the
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-08
Ntarring t,3.cAn,.ds.

STARTING Gachn,uls.
While in the West last fall, the appear-
ance Of the older trees attracted my ntten-
ton. In Illinois, very many of these or
ehards had every indication of neglect,
Many trees seemed to be slowly but surely
starving TO death, and the general com
plnint was as to the inferior quality of an
pies produced. l saw many farms on which
were orchards (some having two); but Or
charding seemed to be, as a rule, second
airy 10 general farming.
The chief plant food supplied TO the soil
l found to be BARNARD manure and lime.
In most soils these will not furnish the
requisite and proper amount of plant food
for the apple. Barnyarl manure depends
for its component parts upon the food of
the animals from which it is made. 1t is
too variable in quality to be depended on
as food for all plants. Lime is one of the
forms of food demanded by the apple, but
many soils contain a sufficient amount
without any addition. Potash in some
form should be present in the soil of every
richard. In many instances dressings Of
hardwood ashes will remedy the rottinp of
apples, and also cause them TO keep
longer in good order. Potash stimulates
a better wood growth than lime, which is
apt 10 make the growth soft, so that it goes
cold. "
Objection is sometimes made to the use
OF potash, as tending to retard the early
maturing of the bud in the fall. Bone, in
some form, will reciify this effect if it &C.
ours. Hardwood ashes is one of the best
forms OF 1ood Tor nm apple orchard, fur
nlshlng potash as we'll as phosphoric acid,
the element supplied by bone. In MANY
sections OF the West, where wheat straw
stacks are burned, the ashes therefrom
will be found valuable for orchards. The
ash from corn-robs is one of the most val
liable for potnsh, containing about sixty
pounds OF potash in each 100 pounds Of
she's. The dirt beneath wood piles affords
another valuable form of potash; also chip
dirt and soil from the surface of wood
lands. Potash is also TO be had in the
form of muriate of potash, sulphate of
potash, and ramite, substances known as
commercial fertilizers. These forms of
potash, which are derived from matter usu.
ally allowed to 60 to waste on the farm, are
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-08
THE oRcHARDIST.
Renoratt,.y Ola Orchards.

Young apple trees often require a long
time to come into bearing, and this is es-
pecially true where they are we'll cult
waited and literally MANFRED. An old Or
chard, on the contrary, can hardly have too
much manure, but will be more productive
with close pruning rather than with severe
cultivation. If the old orchard has been
long unused to the plow, be careful not to
pillow except when the tree is dormant, and
injury to the roots is easily repaired.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-08
THE COOK.
Cookies.

One cup of butter, two cups of sugar,
three eggs, two teaspoonfuls each of bak-
ing powder and boiling water, md -four
enough to knead as soft as can be rolled
ont.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-08
2he lnpo,tamcc Of Good nrcct,s.

S"S
It may be. safely claimed that q good
animal requires no more room in the stable
thar will one that is inferior, and therefore
a saving OF labor is effected in lessing the
cost of care aud attention, it being as easy
to manage the superior animal as it is to
give the labor to the other. But the saving
in shelter, room, and labor is not the only
item. AS only the most approved ma
chinery is used by manufacturers in order
to enable them TO produce goods at the
lowest cost and compete in markets with
each other, so should the farmer take adj
vantnse of his opportunities with pure bred
stock and lessen the cost by increasing the
amount of product.
of machine most suitable, SO NAV the
farmer selec, the kind Of stock for his
special purpose. Willie on many farms no
regard is given the breeding or character-
istics OF the animals used, yet the fnrmer
has it in his power to use cattle that excel
in butter, beef, OF. milk, and as some breeds
combine several good qualities, his advan.
tages are not limited. There isl necessity
for devotine n stall to a COW that Yields
only ten quarts Of milk per day When, by
judicious breeding, the product may be
doubled. We can point to 81 ecial cows
that have yielded over forty quarts of milk
per day, and COWS are numerous that pro-
duce over twenty pounds OF butter per
week. Steers have been known 10 gain
three pounds weight daily, rams have
sheared over thirty pounds of wool, and
mutton sheep have attained 400 pounds
live weight in two years, while the hog
seems to have IN easy time gaining a pound
daily for twelve months.
1t is o supposed that every fnrmer will
be SO fortunate as to possess animals Of
extraordinary merit, but as long MS such
excellence exists the farmer should lie en-
couraged to strive always for something
keeping stock. There must either be an
improvement or n re,rogression. The
farmer who does not have some object in
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-08
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
Notes on the Lesson for .
g." Joseph Sold Into
Egypt"

From Chicago Standard. By Rev. j. n ,
The lesson to be studied is founa; +
thirty-seventh chapter of Genesis ~
twenty three to thirty-six. Time !,
B. c., about ten years after the e,s,'
the last lesson. Place, Dothan, H.
Egypt. 1
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-19
FoRAKER,s sNUBBING.

The party organs are already engaged
i'll an angry quarrel as to whether the
wife of the president did right in snub-
bling Gov. FORAKER at a reception held
in Philadelphia during the centennial
ceremonies. That they are doing this,
too, in the absence of any proof that
Gov. FORAKER was snubbed at all IS
either evidence of the paucity of politi-
cal issues or the exceeding smallness OF
some politicians who are now i'll the
field as candidates for political office.
All the evidence that the public has
concerning the matter is what For
AKER's friends say about it. They
assert that when he came along in the
procession of visitors, instead OF ex-
tending her hand to him as she did to the
other distinguished guests, Mrs. CLEvE-
LAND gave him a cold shake. That
is the story FoRAKER'S friends are tell
ing in Ohio, where they are trying to
win votes for their candidate by making
the impression that the dignity of the
state of Ohio has been offended by the
insult to its chief magistrate. The fact
that FoRAKER's political friends are the
only ones who are giving any prOml-
nence to the matter is calculated to
create in the public mind suspicion
as to the correctness of the story. But
if it was true FORAKER is the last man
who ought to complain about it. If the
FORAKER theory is correct, that the
state of Ohio has been inSulted by the
indignity heaped upon its governor,
then FORAKER is himself sinner
against the whole nation. According
to his own theory, it has only been a
few weeks since he cast insult upon the
people of the United States by his dis
respectful treatment Of the nations
chief magistrate. 1t is a poor rule that
won't work both ways, Mr.. FORAKER,
and if you did get a snubbing at Phila-
delphia it was only your own chickens
coming home to roOst. Mrs. CLEvE-
LAND is plucky little woman of dis
eliminating turn of mind, who knows
when to take up hand or to let it pas S.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-19
SABBATH oBsERVANCEs.

Bishop IRELAND preached an excel
lent Sunday sermon yesterday. 1t was
a sermon preached on the LORDS day
about the observances of the LORDS
day, and as there are so many practical
cOmmon-senSe points in the sermon, the
GLOBE takes pleasure in spreading
full synopsis of it before it's readers. 1t
will be observed that while the bishop
in no wise abates his reverence for the
sanctity of the hottest of all days he
does not fall into that narrow puritani-
cal idea of its observance which is being
preached in so many quarters. The
bishop admits the Sunday newspaper
into the limits of legitimate Sunday
reading with the exception of such non
senSical stuff as some Sunday papers
are in the habit of publishing. AS the
GLOBE is the only newspaper in this
section that doesn't publish nonsense
on either week days or Sundays, it
comes within the bishops rule of good
Sunday reading.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-19

The chamber of commerce will prob
ably take some definite action this
morning with regard to entertaining the
president during his contemplated visit
to this city. The main trouble thatco
fronts our people in arranging for re-
ception is the absence of any definite
assurance that the president will be
here. AS indicated by the GLOBE the
other day, the president has been re-
miss in not formally accepting the invi-
tation extended to bin. At the same
time we have fairly reliable information
that he will come, and that only about
three weeks will intervene until the
time of his coming. 1t is desirable that
st. Paul shall entertain the chief magis-
trate of the nation in manner BETTING
his high station. And if we are going
to do that there is no time to be lost i'm
arranging for the reception. 1t would,
therefore, be proper for the chamber of
commerce to consider the matter this
morning
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-19
CARDINAL GIBBONS VISIT.

There are many reasons why Ameri
can citizens, without regard to religious
belief, should hold Cardinal GIBBONS in
the high esteem he has attained. He
has always been the high-minded
patriot as well as the Christian and has
ever been OutSpoken in his praise and
defence of American institutions. He
regards the American Republic as the
highest type of governmental wisdom
and has never lost an opportunity of
impressing upon those who might come
within the sound of his eloquent voice
of the veneration, love and obedience
due the country which shelters them
and assures their liberties.
Never bigOt, he has charmed thous
andS who were not of his faith, and
always an ardent teacher of his religion
has endeared himself to those who
share it with him in way that no other
priest OF prelate in this country has ever
succeeded in doing. A man of rare in
tellectual attainments he has deservedly
won the exalted position he occupies as
the head of the Catholic church in
America. His personal friends lie
equally among Professionals and Catho-
lies, and all of them readily admit the
charm of his personality and are glad
to do him honor.
Since, then. this distinguished man is
about to visit st. Paul, arriving early
next week, it is well becoming that he
should receive the reception due his
eminence and merit. 1t should be re-
ception which, though naturally under
the direction of our Catholic fellow
citizens, should be participated in by
the people generally without discrimina-
ton of sect or denomination and, as was
the case last week in Philadelphia, it
should be reception second only to
that which will be given to the presi-
dent himself.
Hospitality knows no creed, and the
visit of Cardinal GIBBONS is certainly
an occasion when, without a dissenting
voice, the hospitality of st. Paul is war
ranted in putting on its most attractive
form
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-19
AN ABSURD STORY.

Of course, Postmaster General Villas
is not going to resign. Nothing could
be more absurd than the story to the
effect that he fancies he has been
cramped and restricted in the admins
tration of his department and accord
1ngly, in fit of petulence, is about to
return to private life. The canard is
an Invention of the enemy and a very
weak invention at that. Mr.. Villas has
made an admirable record.
He has not only been one of the most
capable officers of the present admins
tration, but his work in the postoffice
department has never been excelled by
any one. He has conducted the office on
business principles. has required his
clerks to perform an honest days work
for days wages, and has brought his
force up to an efficiency never before
attained. He has also exhibited a very
cOmmendable disposition to select his
subordinates from men thoroughly in
sympathy with the administration.
He enjoys the fullest confidence of
the president, who sees very clearly
that he could not have made a
more excellent selection, and he
has been accorded every posi-
BILE facility for administering the
affairs of his department according to
his own lights. He has been in in no
way hampered. Even if he eontem-
plated such an improbable thing as re-
signing it is unlikely that he would be
permitted to carry his intention into
effect without an energetic and sincere
protest on the part of the president. So
that as far as personal differences caus-
ing him to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of
relinquishing his present position are
concerned the story can not be sub
stantiated.
But, if perchance, the people should
call him up higher, say year hence?
Oh, that would be quite different mat
ter, and that is question time alone
can solve.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-19

l..
Paul; Mrs. T. n. Porter, Rochester; Miss
Julia Lyons, Minneapolis: Mrs. F. r. Ster-
rift, Maude Hoyt, st. Paul; Mrs. G. Sexton,
Fa ndbdd d Lizzie Smith Minneapolis.
Rochester,. Mrs. E. P. Horton, st. Paul;
Lizzie Smith, Minneapolis; Miss Julia Lyons,
Minneapolis: Mrs. S. E. Jaggar, st. Paul !;
Mrs. F. K. Sterritt. Merriam Park; Mr.. Pearce,
Chouen; Mrs. Gale Sexton, Faribault; N L.
Parker, Pennington; Mrs. John Watson,
Moorhead.
Ornamental Needle Work-Lucy Slocum,
Merriam Park; Miss Frank Cook, st. Paul; E.
H. Hill, Des Moines, To-. Mrs. A. ID. Newton.
De Pere, Wis: Katie Marsh, De Pere, wis. !;
Mrs. III. W. McNabb, Pennington; Miss Jessie
Andrews, st. Paul; Mrs. NJ. Flegle Mime
apolis; Miss Nellie Rank, st. Paul: Ida A.
D By minneapolis \ a Mrs $: E. Jaggar St.
Jessie Andrews. St Paul; Mrs. S. NJ Magoffin,
st. Paul: Miss Carrie LIE VecOmte, Mime
apolis; Nellie A Whittier, Empire City; Mrs.
+. w. Smith, Empire City; Mrs. B. Beveridge,
Emma <. Grimes Minneapolis; Kate Porter,
Saltwater; M. j. Hovy. Rochester; Christina
Christoek, Fergus Falls
Fancy Work-Mrs. J. W. Jaggar, ST. Paul;
E. HI. Hill, Des Moines. To-; Mrs. III. W. Me-
Nabb. Usage, To-: Mrs. L. A. La Grange st.
Paul; Miss Jessie Andrews, st. Paul: Ida A.
Dyke, Minneapolis; Mrs. F. r. Sterritt, Mer-
RAM Park; Miss Kate Harrison, Minneapolis;
MIS-. y. Ia. Lowering, 81. raul, MISS carrie LIE
Viecomte, Minneapolis; H. B. Engelbracht,
DIVISION E.-MANUFACTUREs
Manufactured GOods-Premiums awarded
in this class to Elizabeth Roberts, Selma;
Mrs. A. D. Newton, De Pere, Wis. Mrs. E. d.
Abel, Pennington: Mrs. III. A. McNabb.
Pennington; Mrs. NJ. Flegle. Minneapolis;
Mrs. A. B. Myers, st. Cloud; Helen L. Pierce
Minneapolis: Carrie LIE Vecomte, Minneapo-
lis; Mrs B. c. Riddle, Northfield; Nellie 4.
Beveridge and Mrs. B. Beveridge, Minneap-
oils: Mrs. M. j. Weed, st. Paul; Mrs. D. c.
Davis, Bingham Lake; Mrs. G. c. Chamber
lain.
Quilts, Patchwork-Ellen r. Hollinshead.
Merriam Park: Mrs. A. ID. Newton, De Pere,
Wis; Katie Maith, De Pere, Wis.,; A. G.
Yahn, Minneapolis: Mrs. H. w. McNabb, st.
Paul; Miss Jessie Andrews st. Paul: Mrs.
NJ. Flegle, Minneapolis; Mrs. A. B. Meyers,
ST. Cloud Mrs. F.. II. Sterrett, Merriam
Park; Mrs. w. E. Rogers, st. Paul; Mrs j. S.
Wiley Faribault; Nellie A. Whittier, Empire
City: Mrs. Kate Porter, saltwater; Josephine
Bristodean. Dayton. Mrs. W. L. Parker
Pennington; Miss E. Rollins, st. Paul; Mrs,
A. NJ. Slight. ST. Paul.
DIVISION H-vEGETABLEs.
Premiums were awarded under this divis-
Minneapolis; August Wittmann, ST. Paul; P.
c. Sherren st. Paul: Schuman Il Co., Mime
apolis; Henry T. Busse, Minneapolis; Z.
Smith, Minneapolis; Nicolas, Hernes, st.
Paul; c. Buch. New Ulm; S. A. George, New
Ulm; j. S. Woodman, Brooklyn Center;
Charles Million. Edna Mills, F. H. Gibbs, st.
Anthony Park; w. F. r. Boettcher, Jr., ST.
Paul; John Vinton. Moorhead; II. j. Ludlow,
Worthington; F.. Uemptling, Red Wing; A.
B. Saxton, Faribault; John Lyons Minneap-
oils; sweepstakes, first, $40, Ramsey County
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-19
MONDAY TABLE TALK.
The Monday morning breakfast table h

The Monday morning breakfast table has
distinctive air. Quite different from
that which it wears ON other mornings.
Didn't you ever notice it? Each member of
the family, for be it a private household or
hotel, or boarding house, the circle gathered
around the board is one family, wears an air
of refreshed vigor and conveys the idea of
preparedness, if may be permitted to use
the word, for the duties or pleasures, as the
case may be, of the coming week. Some
times there is an air of abstractedness as
though there was mental coming over of
the various matters to be attended to, but
always if the previous day has been prop
erly spent, there is very evident feeling of
newly awakened energy. But let us push
back our chairs for a little while before going
to business. Yes, know you are in a hurry,
but you shouldn't be. Your Office or store
will be none the worse for ten minutes de-
lay on your part and you will give your early
morning meal-for unless you are newspa-
per man trust you are an early riSer-time
to digest. Indigestion, you know, is
the bane of the American people.
You've heard that befores Well, perhaps it
is a chestnut, but its none the less true. Bolt
ing ones food and rushing from the table
before the provender has fairly had time to
settle in ones stomach comfortably, has
been the cause of more i'll health, ruined
tempers and consequent domestic infelicity
than you would imagine. A little chat wont
do you any harm, particularly if among the
table talk you can occasionally pick up q
crumb of wisdom. By the way, did everyone
go to church yesterday? Only one dissenting
voice. There shouldn't be even one. You
had letters to write. and afterwards wanted
to rest? Well, my dear fellow, can't admit
the validity of your excuse. Every able
bodied citizen should attend some church at
least once on Sunday. And he should do it,
too, quite irrespective of whether he is a
believer or not. You don't see the point?
Why, it isn't so very far to seek. Its
duty he owes as good citizen
to society. 1t is in the example he
sets, and something beyond that, too.
You will admit that where a community is
largely church-going one, there law and
order are most strictly observed. Well, in
your church attendance you add one more
factor in the preservation of the peace of the
community. If you are not already pro-
Tossing Christian you are very likely to hear
something, no matter what the denomination
of the church, which is very likely to con-
duce to your moral welfare. At any rate you
are pretty apt to get better idea of the way
you should conduct yourself toward your
fellowman, and ethical instruction is pretty
intimately connected with moral instruction,
Then even If you are not impressed with the
religious truths you hear-and if you keep
the church going habit up you can't long re-
main obdurate-the surroundings will have
an unconsciously restful influence on your
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-19

that an appeal would only result in
delay of execution, SO that really their
only tangible means Of escape from the
gallows is to secure elemency from the
governor of Illinois, who may possibly
be induced to commute the death SEN
tence to life imprisonment. There
is hardly a shadow of doubt but
that Gov. OGLEsBY will be asked to do
this, and while it is not probable, there
is bare possibility that he may COM
mute the sentence. There are said to
be political influences at work to bring
about such result. and Illinois is a
state where political influences accom-
pliSh wonders. In the face of the IN
tense public feeling which exists against
the anarchists it would require gov
ern0r with an extraordinary amount of
backbone to interfere with the decision
of the courts and to cheat the gallows
in this instance. On the surface of
things it looks as if the condemned an
arehists were building their faith with
out foundation.